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Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit

DeSmogBlog

and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. The Inflation Reduction Act is a $369 billion package of grants and subsidies by the U.S. The new book by former Prime Minister Liz Truss urges the UK, U.S. is beyond reach.

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UK electric vehicle manufacturing surges again in February

Business Green

Low carbon vehicles account for two-in-five new cars in February, as UK ranked fifth most attractive European country for EV market potential The UK's shift towards low and zero emission vehicles accelerated further in February with sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and pure electric vehicles (EVs) soaring by 72.2

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Infrastructure Package Makes New Investments in the Electric Transportation Future

Energy and Cleantech Council

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today not only makes critical investments in our core infrastructure, it creates several new programs to support the increasing electrification of the transportation sector. These investments include: Creating new grants to build out electric vehicle charging station networks.

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The Future of Commercial Vehicles – Going Green

The Environmental Blog

Electric Vans. Just about every package that’s delivered will at some stage travel along roads on the back of a van. Given this success story, it’s entirely likely that electric vehicles of this sort will be rolled out to other public transport networks in other cities. Electric Cars used for Company Fleets.

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Global Briefing: India preps $2.2bn green hydrogen incentive package

Business Green

Elon Musk's electric vehicle giant first confirmed its plans to build the factory in October 2022, stating that it would be used to package and ship battery-grade lithium hydroxide for its 4680 Tesla battery cells.

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European parliament backs outlawing of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035

Smart Energy International

As part of the Fit for 55 package, European parliamentarians have supported revision of CO2 emission performance standards for new vehicles. The new standards to cover passenger and light commercial vehicles propose emission reduction targets of 55% for passenger cars and 50% for vans for 2030 and 100% for 2035. Have you read?

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5 Companies Committed to Hitting Net Zero in 2022

The Environmental Blog

In 2019, the UK passed a law to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. The company is starting with the basics by changing the way it produces films and TV shows as a way of becoming a more sustainable business, such as using local film crews, electric vehicles, LED lighting and reducing diesel generators on its sets.